CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)

Outline the different aetiologies of adult and paediatric cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest is the sudden cessation of cardiac activity with hemodynamic collapse. Adult cardiac arrest. The most common cause is from a primary cardiac event due to ischaemic heart disease. Other causes include: Acute severe asthma. Drug overdose/toxicity. Drowning ... ................
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